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    The Pool House

    3.9 (18 reviews)
    Closed • 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    The tater bowl. Bacon and sausage was under the eggs!!
    Dona F.

    Came her for a music/fall fest event and had brunch at the pool house restaurant. It was a fairly warm day but there were still heating lights just in case. I had the tater tot breakfast. Lots of taters with eggs any style. One sausage and a few strips of bacon. It was perfect A friend had a burger which she said was delicious and the tuna poke bowl which another said was also fantastic. Good service. Nice atmosphere clean restrooms. I'd go back.

    Sad $30 lobster roll
    Audrey N.

    The 2 stars are for ambiance. You really don't feel like you're in Rockaway anymore once you step inside the restaurant. It's a beautiful beachy vibe. The food was alright. Very overpriced. Our oysters and shrimp cocktail were fine. Tuna crispy rice was tasty as well as the roasted salmon. The lobster roll was a complete and total miss. $30 and the bun was twice the size of the portion of lobster...even the fries were skimpy. Total rip-off. The lobster roll truck down the street had better flavor, better portions and a better value. I can get over food not hitting the mark if the service is great, but we were ignored from the moment we sat down. One server greeted us, told us the specials and didn't return. A completely different server came over and took our entire order and then we didn't see her again until after we had finished our starters and were waiting for mains. Once our mains landed, she told us she was leaving and another server would be taking care of us. She did not. She did a fly-by and asked us how we were doing, but she didn't stop to hear our answer and just walked away. I had to ask a busser for the check. That same lazy server came by and threw our check on the table without a word and walked away again even though we had our card out. I had to get up again to ask the front desk if they would run our payment. The attitude was that she didn't want to be there and that she didn't care if we were there spending money or not. Won't return to the hotel dining establishments. It's not worth the pretty penny. Shoot for the boardwalk & the wharf instead.

    Brunch
    Barbara C.

    This is a new location in Rockaway Beach my hometown. A few blocks from my high school. My brother took me and our parents for brunch at the new Rockaway Hotel! The location is prime a block from the beach. You can either drive and park on the surrounding streets or take the New York City Ferry to Beach Channel Drive and walk a few blocks down. The Pool House is located inside the new Rockaway Hotel and was quite busy when we entered. The staff was super friendly and helpful The bar seating is comfortable and accessible for most people. The bar was stocked well and had great service as well. The tables were comfortably situated so that you didn't feel like you were on top of another party. I loved the furniture and decor. Whoever was the buyer and/or designer did a fantastic job from the light fixtures to the variety of chairs and tables it was inviting and artistic. The poolside is beautiful as well, but was crowded that morning, but I guess that is to be expected on a holiday weekend that had absolutely gorgeous weather. Our meals were good but not great. I found the brunch menu to be lacking and I hope it evolves with time. My dad ordered the fried fish sandwich with fries which he said he enjoyed but was a bit over-fried. I got the smoked salmon and it was okay, but at the end of the day, it was bagel and lox that I could have gotten at the bagel shop. It was served on a small plate that didn't leave room to eat it properly without making a mess. I had to ask for an additional plate. My Mom got the Margie's Tater Tot breakfast which was two eggs (she got scrambled) maple sausage, smoked bacon tater tots, and heirloom tomatoes. It was served in a bowl which made it difficult to eat but she said she enjoyed it. My brother got eggs any style on toast with bacon and he said he enjoyed it. They need to consider rethinking the dishes that they serve the brunch meals on because they just were not conducive to eating the meal. I will definitely be back to try out dinner. I hope they update the brunch menu

    Chicken Club
    Tiffany H.

    The hotel is beautiful, doesn't feel like Rockaway I used to know pre Sandy. Upscale & hard to get room reservations. The restaurant is by the pool. (Which is only open for guest. ) We had passion fruit Margarita pitcher $80 bc it was suppose to serve 6 drinks. it was like juice n ice no alcohol! I should have complained, I dont know why I didnt. The green kale salad is delicious. Chicken club was ok. It's my 2nd time here n I'm done coming back for this year. Service is missing n disorganized. 3 different servers came to take our order. The great part is the valley parking. $20 for 4 hours. Park yr car there n after lunch go to the beach. Street parking on weekends is extremely hard to find.

    Dining room
    Rene R.

    The Pool House is located in the lobby of the Rockaway Hotel which is the only one of its kind in the Rockaways. I like what they are doing, but it's quite obvious they don't have a professional chef and plating has not been fully thought out. I had the eggs on toast - it wasn't even worth taking a picture of. What looks like 4 scrambled eggs on a slice of toast with a handful of bacon served in a shallow salad bowl. Seriously, this kind of plating will turn off your customers. My son had the Açaí Bowl - this was perfectly served however the only Açaí Berry was the flavor in the yogurt. My son called it a yogurt parfait. This place is lacking creativity in its brunch department. Now for the good stuff - There is valet parking offered however we found street parking and didn't need to take advantage of the valet. Both of the maître d's were perfect at what they do - pleasant, extended friendly gestures and work to get us a table that was pleasing for our called in reservation. The Pool House has a beautiful, full stocked, open-air bar. The music for Sunday brunch was on point, a bit of Caribbean flare which works well with the beachy atmosphere. Our waiter was not warm and friendly but we have a number of employees, which includes an older gentleman who stopped at our table to make sure that everything was ok. Why would I return, if one may ask. It's simple - I wouldn't mind trying dishes from their lunch and dinner menu and I would definitely like to take advantage of the bar and enjoying that beachy atmosphere. When someone decides to create something this nice for the public to enjoy, it's the public's responsibility to support and keep it alive. That's an obligation I impose on myself, hoping they will improve as the summer season 2021 ages. While I would love to give this restaurant a 4 star, I can't because of the creativity and plating of the food. Good luck to the owners and I shall be back.

    a plate of chicken wings with a side of celery
    Chang L.

    The cafe had great ambiance, but the food just didn't hit the spot. After getting a spa treatment with a few friends we decided to stop by the Pool House Cafe. The whole hotel itself is absolutely gorgeous. Great location, great venue, great service in general. The cafe though, did not meet my expectations. The service was slow, but the food was just not worth waiting for. You can basically skip anything with tater tots, because I'm pretty sure they came out of a bag, frozen. My grilled chicken sandwich was dripping with grease. The poke bowl needed salt and a good squeeze of lime. And the breakfast bowls were so sad. What's with the side of an entire sliced beefsteak tomato? The brunch didn't have any finesse and didn't match the ambiance of the hotel at all. Come for the stay, leave for the food.

    Tuna poke bowl
    Roberta S.

    Wonderful place after a walk on the beach...delicious fare...starting with fresh oysters I loved my ahi tuna poke bowl The atmosphere and service was great! I will definitely return!!!

    Appetizer platter, raw oysters and mozzarella special.

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    Delicious food and drinks, great atmosphere and AMAZING staff!!! Jenna was so attentive and made our night! Can't wait to come back again!

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    Best day ever. Highly recommend. Pool could have been a little warmer but we enjoyed it.

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    All staff were polite and very attentive. Especially Tom and Kayla. We had a good time!

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    4.6(64 reviews)
    0.2 mi•Rockaway Park

    First & foremost, the owner John is fantastic & super welcoming & attentive without being…read moreoverbearing. I had some of the wine-based "tequila" which was great. I also got the pistachio-crusted fish (I forgot which type of fish) but it was absolutely divine. I'm not in this area frequently but when I am, I would end up here & happily at that!

    I entered Rockaway Park, Queens for an afternoon soaking the calm ocean and scenic nature landscape…read moreof Rockaway Beach. Tap That sits on Rockaway Beach Boulevard, a major east-west thoroughfare on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, NYC. Rockaway Park, Queens hold nostalgia for me as my now defunct high school sits opposite on this same street. The school is defunct, but the building still exist. I walked the dead end street of my former high school leading to the boardwalk and beach. I patronized Tap That on a very high intense muggy humid late August afternoon. I was hoping the geographic location proximity to the ocean the atmospheric temperature would be cooler, but it was hotter than the blazes of abject hell and damnation. Yelp mobile enable find Tap That, is a beer bar with self-serve taps charged by the ounce, a pub for New American cuisine. The self-serve taps are monitored with a card reader provided that measures the amount of alcohol poured to correctly charge customers. The beer tap card contains step-by-step instructions with sketch drawing depicting how to correctly self-pour. Customer must activate this beer tap card to pour. The server/cashier explain and guide customers the process. Customer service is attentive who take the time for patience without producing the standard rude scowl look of localized nuisance. Ergo, customers are their own bar tender for beer and wine of selection and amount of intake control. The beer selection are: Lager, Guinness Stout - Irish dry, German malts, Belgian ale, New England Pale Ale, IPA - Sour, Stout - Imperial, and cider semi sweet. Wine selection and cocktail for self-serve taps are: Sparkling Rosé, Red Blend, White Blend, Red Sangria, and Lime Margarita. I am grateful the alcohol self-serve tap selection includes wine and Margarita for inclusion. My brain is biased toward "on the tap" concept for beer. Glasses are available for self-serve of pilsner beer glass, wine tumbler glass, and standard beverage glass. The wall label displays the drink name with ABV range, and geographic region origin. There is a large outdoor patio. There are large windows which a staff member opened, disappointedly escaping the cool indoor air conditioning allowing the muggy high humidity to blanket the bar. I felt very uncomfortably warm while sitting at a high chair of a small high table. My table contained a pack of cards. My desiderium is to absorb the coolness of indoor air conditioning. A credit card is required to open a tab is mandatory as "incremental pre-authorization" before the self pour begin and before any food can be ordered preventing customers to intentional skip the bill. This business practice, is possibly, to prevent another infamous NYC self-styled food influencer "dine-and-dash diva," as late 2025 for ordering expensive meals at select targeted locations of upscale New York City restaurants who deliberately refusing to pay the bill. There is a undisclosed mandatory credit card surcharge 3.00% affixed to the bill upon payment which is utterly frivolous. At each table contains card or board games to keep customers entertained. There is live music for entertainment on select evenings. Decorum is simple with low hanging warm yellow string lighting. C.T. style lobster roll $35.00 Yelpers praised the lobster roll which I have never had and never tried despite of reading this concoction which originated Milford, Connecticut. It was served warm, freshly shucked lobster meat immersed in melted butter on a top split New England bun. Wow! This concoction is a localized North American dish. I have a strong proclivity for Connecticut lobster roll as I prefer warm and butter than Maine serves the lobster cold and mixed with mayonnaise. It was served with a small bag of Cape Cod kettle cooked potato chips. The lobster roll was very good, however, I did not have any prior knowledge of the average extortionate price. Oh! One Connecticut lobster roll market average prices typically range from $25.00 to $35.00 for standard sizes which now I am fully acutely aware. One's food taste and predilection lifestyle interest exceeds the wallet for finances as aesthete and joie de vivre. Jam'n Red Sangria, Rioja, Spain, ABV 12.5% I have self poured on the tap less than .25 ounce and was charged $4.50. My pour was good taste. I did enjoyed this Sangria. I am NOT an alcoholic as many people were mislead to believe or erroneously to think as one's preceived false belief. Business cards are available for grabs upon request only. Business cards appeared to be printed on three (3) cardstocks to be 170 lb. thickness for weight. Tap That features a donkey as their business logo. Free WiFi is available at "Stop Waiting Start Pouring" without password required. I did obtain my sales receipt. Restroom facility is relatively clean. Menu is obtained by the nuisance of QR scan code.

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